1. Collin Klein, QB, Kansas State

What’s the deal with Klein’s apparent wrist injury? If he can’t go on Saturday at TCU, his candidacy will take a serious blow whether his team wins or loses. Got to think Klein will be on the field, running the ball as much as necessary. Needless to say, the injury could add a helpful layer to Klein’s senior story.

2. Braxton Miller, QB, Ohio State

It’s fascinating how overlooked Miller and the Buckeyes are now that we’re in November; their postseason-ineligibility is the entire reason why. But what more could Miller have done to this point? This is one of the best running quarterbacks the game has seen. He had another 300-plus total yards and three touchdowns (two passing) in a blowout of Illinois.

4. AJ McCarron, QB, Alabama

Yards were hard to come by for the Crimson Tide at LSU, but McCarron made the big plays that counted, running for a touchdown and leading his team down the field in the closing moments for the winning score. Those tears afterward—a salty Heisman moment if ever there was one—didn’t hurt McCarron’s candidacy one bit.

5. Manti Te’o, LB, Notre Dame

The Irish offense slogged around for much of Saturday’s game vs. Pittsburgh. The defense was far from perfect, though, and that drops Te’o a couple of spots from last week’s rankings. He had just an average game vs. the Panthers, too. If the Irish win out and a couple of the teams represented above lose, Te’o will get to New York. His chances, at this point, to win the award are extremely slim.